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TX HB3085
Bill
Status
2/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rhetta Bowers
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AI Summary
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Expands eligibility for local option elections on alcoholic beverage sales to include municipalities with a population of 240,000 or more that are located in two or more counties and border a man-made lake with a surface area of at least 20,000 acres
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Retains existing eligibility for municipalities with 15,000+ population located in two counties, where one county has 340,000+ population, contains a municipality with at least 85% of the county's population, and borders the Gulf of Mexico
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Grants municipal governing bodies authority to adopt zoning and land use regulations for premises selling alcoholic beverages within designated zones, subject to Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.
Alcoholic Beverage Regulation
Last Action
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
3/20/2025